By Stacey Williams, a 56-year-old former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, has publicly accused Donald Trump of sexual assault during a 1993 Trump Tower encounter witnessed by Jeffrey Epstein, breaking her silence after three decades through multiple media appearances and a survivors’ advocacy event.
Williams detailed her allegations during a “Survivors for Kamala” Zoom call Monday night, which featured prominent figures including actor Ashley Judd and #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke. She subsequently expanded on her account in interviews with NBC News, describing an incident where Trump allegedly groped her while engaging in conversation with Epstein.
According to Williams’ account, the incident occurred in “late winter, early spring” of 1993 when Epstein suggested an impromptu visit to Trump Tower. She alleges Trump immediately pulled her close upon meeting and groped her breasts, waist, and buttocks while carrying on a conversation with Epstein about her modeling career. The encounter, which she says lasted five to ten minutes, occurred in a reception area outside Trump’s office.
NBC News verified Williams’ account with seven individuals who heard her story between 2006 and 2022, all of whom described her allegations as credible and consistent. She provided photographic evidence of a Mar-a-Lago postcard allegedly sent by Trump after the incident, bearing the message “Stacey, your home away from home, Love Donald” in handwriting resembling Trump’s.
The Trump campaign categorically denied the allegations through spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt: “These accusations, made by a former activist for Barack Obama and announced on a Harris Campaign call two weeks before the election, are unequivocally false.”
Williams, a registered Democrat who attended the 2008 Democratic National Convention, maintains her disclosure timing relates to the upcoming premiere of “Beyond the Gaze,” a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition documentary where she previously referenced the incident without naming Trump. She denies any coordination with the Harris campaign, stating she had “none whatsoever” when asked about campaign communications.
The allegations represent the first public claim linking Trump to sexual misconduct in Epstein’s presence. Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting sex trafficking charges, had previously pleaded guilty to procuring a minor for prostitution in 2008.
